Recipients Selected for Health Facilities Symposium and Expo Distinction Awards

Winners have been announced for the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo’s 2024 Symposium Distinction Awards. The annual program recognizes design teams, projects and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry.

The program accepts submissions of all types and sizes of patient care-related facilities. In addition, it recognizes the best and most innovative new products within the healthcare design and construction industry. For more details, visit hcarefacilities.com. This year’s winners (by category) include:

Team Award
The Team Award focuses on a project team that has worked together to change the face of healthcare design through innovation, creativity, efficiency and teamwork.

Winner: Children’s Wisconsin – Skywalk Building, The Boldt Group & CannonDesign

User-Centered Award
The User-Centered Award recognizes a healthcare design project or facility that best reflects and balances the requirements of patients, their family and practitioners.

Winner: Malone Family Tower, Perkins+Will & Turner Construction

Adaptive Reuse Award
The Adaptive Reuse Award recognizes a healthcare design project that creatively achieved the reuse of an existing structure or space originally used for another purpose.

Winner: Cooper University Health Care Moorestown Ambulatory Care Facility, Array Architects & HSC Builders & Construction Managers

Individual Award
The Individual Award seeks to distinguish a professional in the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations that has displayed leadership and vision over a significant period of their career.

Winner: David Redemske, ASHE, CCHP, senior principal in health planning at HDR

George Pressler Under 40 Award
The George Pressler Under 40 Award seeks the next generation of leaders within the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations.

Winner: Judith Kanera, HDR

Product Awards recognize innovative new products that contribute to the enrichment of a healing environment through unique design and operational support. This year’s winners include:

Most Innovativez
Winner: Cove Clinical Observation Vertical Exam solution, DIRTT and HKS

Most Sustainable
Winner: Lotus Casegoods Collection, Stance Healthcare

Architect’s Choice
Winner: Cove Clinical Observation Vertical Exam solution, DIRTT and HKS